19. November 2009 06:44
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. The distinct phenotype in pediatric and adolescent patients and the difference from adult IBD make early-onset IBD a unique subgroup requiring specific therapeutic considerations. In this book, leading experts from the USA, Europe and Israel present new data on the genetics, epidemiology, pathology and pathogenesis of pediatric IBD. Imaging and endoscopy in the diagnosis of IBD are also discussed.
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18. November 2009 02:09
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu. "The question we asked was, "Is the swine flu more like the seasonal flu or like a totally new strain of influenza where there would be no immunity?," said Alessandro Sette, Ph.D., an internationally recognized vaccine expert and director of the La Jolla Institute's Center for Infectious Disease.
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Posted in: Disease/Infection News
Tags: Allergy, Antibody, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, CDC, Cell, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, H1N1, Immunology, Influenza, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Swine Flu, Vaccine, Virus
17. November 2009 06:13
Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published in Bio-Essays, outlines the challenges surrounding thalidomide research and claims that confirmation of a 'common mechanism' could lead to new treatments for Leprosy, Crohn's Disease, AIDS and some forms of cancer..
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16. November 2009 02:07
In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.
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13. November 2009 10:51
Given Imaging Ltd. today announced that a multi-center study published in the November edition of Gut showed PillCam capsule endoscopy of the small bowel to be just as useful and equally as safe in children under eight years old as it is in older children or adults. The prospective multicenter analysis was led by Annette Fritscher-Ravens M.D., Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, University Hospital Kiel, Germany.
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11. November 2009 07:34
GeneNews Limited, a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today reported operational and financial results for the third quarter-ended September 30, 2009.
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Posted in: Business / Finance
Tags: Arthritis, Biomarker, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Exercise, Gastroenterology, Gene Expression, Genomics, Investment, Osteoarthritis
11. November 2009 03:21
As competition in the pharmaceutical marketplace grows, companies are increasingly looking towards the drug delivery industry to maximize revenues and combat generic competitors. The search for more efficient drug delivery systems is also being driven by the rise in patient demand, healthcare and pharma cost containment, as much as by medical and technological advances.
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Posted in: Device / Technology News
Tags: Acromegaly, Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Drug Delivery, Hepatitis C, Macular Degeneration, Morphine, Multiple Sclerosis, Nanocrystal, Neutropenia, Oncology, Paliperidone Palmitate, Photodynamic Therapy, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatology, Vivitrol
6. November 2009 23:19
Brown University, in collaboration with two other institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $6-million National Institutes of Health program project grant to help determine how a virus that can cause a rare brain disease attaches to host cells.
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3. November 2009 03:48
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, in the Crohn's disease drug market, the dominance of TNF-alpha inhibitors such as Abbott/Eisai's Humira and Centocor Ortho Biotech/Schering-Plough/Mitsubishi Tanabe's Remicade will continue over the next decade. Sales of Humira and Remicade, which accounted for more than three-quarters of the market in 2008, will continue to grow through 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.
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3. November 2009 01:43
A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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2. November 2009 10:25
Enzo Biochem Inc. announced today that favorable results of the Company’s clinical trial for treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. The study was a randomized double blind placebo controlled format of EGS21, Enzo’s orally administered beta glucosylceramide formulation, designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of the study drug in patients with NASH and its associated metabolic syndrome.
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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News
Tags: Biopsy, Bone, Cell, Cirrhosis, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Fibrosis, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Pathology, Uveitis
2. November 2009 08:54
SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's automated SQiDworks(TM) Diagnostics Platform and its multiplexed IgXPLEX(TM) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assay for marketing in the United States.
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30. October 2009 08:05
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have classified all children, 6-months to 24-years, one of the high risk groups for contracting the H1N1 (swine) flu, and recommend this population receive the H1N1 vaccine for immunity against the disease.
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Posted in: Disease/Infection News | Pharmaceutical News
Tags: Arthritis, Asthma, CDC, Cough, Crohn's Disease, H1N1, Hospital, Immunization, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sleep, Vaccine, Virus
30. October 2009 05:32
The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, an international leader in immunology research and San Diego's only research institute focused solely on immune-mediated diseases, today will dedicate its new Elam Discovery Wall and Type 1 Diabetes Center, which will focus on research into novel immunological-focused approaches to type 1 diabetes.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Healthcare News
Tags: Allergy, Arthritis, Asthma, Biotechnology, Cancer, Cell, CPR, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Education, Hospital, Immunology, Insulin, Juvenile Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Type 1 Diabetes
29. October 2009 05:38
Today is World Psoriasis Day and the National Psoriasis Foundation is asking all Americans affected by psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to raise awareness about these diseases by going to www.psoriasis.org/wpd and taking action.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Crohn's Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Education, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
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